Dancing from your heart, There's no better place to start. Dancing is an art, But you
have to dance your part.
Whether the music is soft or loud, If you know exactly how,
You will be dancing on the clouds.

"It's what I've always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance." ~Martha Graham

Sunday, September 19, 2010

3 Great, Ballet Related Books!

So I've already done leotard reviews, now onto book summaries!

Marie, Dancing- Carolyn Meyer

Marie, Dancing is a book about a young girl named Marie (duh) who grew up during The French Revolution.She lives with her Mother and two sisters, 1 older, 1 younger. Marie and sisters all dance for the Paris Opera. Unfortunately, Marie's mother has a serious drinking problem, and her sister becomes a selfish criminal, it takes a ton of courage and strength to for Marie to get through life. Later on, Marie is offered a job posing for Edgar Degas and also, a promise from him to make her a star!

This book is a FABULOUS book, but it is also extremely sad. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars

To Dance, a ballerina's graphic novel- Siena Cherson

To Dance is a great auto biography about a girl growing up, wanting to be a dancer. It talks all about the way dancers see the world, the stress of school with dance on top of it, and the life as a student at The School of American Ballet. It is a graphic novel (like a comic book!) so it's heavy on pictures and light on words (my kind of book! It does have a story line, which I'll leave to you as a surprise!

This is yet another AMAZING book, I give it 4 out of 5 stars!

A Very Young Dancer- Jill Krementz

A Very Young Dancer is all about a little girl named Stephanie who dances at The School of American Ballet. She talks all about what it's like to be a dancer, and go to ballets, and in the second half of the book, she talks all about being cast as Mary in the Nut Cracker! This book has GORGEOUS photographs! Unfortunately, it is out of print, so it's hard to find copies of.

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My name is Jasmine. I'm 13 years old and I'm going into 8th grade! I LOVE to dance! I am currently attending dance at FSPA (Franklin School of Performing Arts.)
We are on Summer Break right now, but in the fall, I will be taking Ballet,Tap, Modern, and Jazz. I have been taking ballet for 11 years, Tap for 7 years, Modern for 5 years, pointe for 3 years, and Jazz for 2 years. I'm also in the Performance Company. Which means I get to dance with my company group at Fairs and Festivals around town. You have to audition to get in, and take Ballet, Modern, and Jazz. I also will be assisting 2 Creative Movement classes, and Tap 1. This is my 4th year assisting Creative Movement, but my first year with Tap 1! I'm so excited to get to learn more teaching methods!!
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Dance,by Mary Carolyn Davies

God is in me when I dance.
God, making Spring
Out of his thoughts
And building worlds
By wishing.
God
Laughing at his own
Queer fancies
And sobbing;
Musing;
Dreaming;
Throbbing;
Commanding;
Creating-
God is in me
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